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Release Year1971
Runtime1h 06m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Comedy
Votes1
DirectorBernhard Wicki
WritersGünter Kunert
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsKarpfs Karriere
About Karpfs Karriere
What to do if you are stuck as a police officer in a boring small town, no decent crimes happen and you should actually make the big career at the instigation of your wife? In this lamentable situation is Heinrich Karpf. An unfine plan is supposed to bring about the change: where there is no spectacular case, one must be faked...
Directed by Bernhard Wicki, Karpfs Karriere leans on a strong ensemble — Martin Benrath, Agnes Fink, Jochen Sostmann — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1971.
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